details for health and education providers

details for health and education providers

General Information

Each neuropsychological evaluation is conducted entirely by our neuropsychologists. It includes an interview with the parents, a review of relevant records, and completion of behavioral questionnaires by parents and teachers.

It may also include a brief telephone interview with the child’s teacher or other therapists. The child meets with the neuropsychologist to complete 6-7 hours of testing over 2-3 sessions. This data is synthesized into a clinical formulation of the child’s neuropsychological profile within the context of knowledge about development and brain/behavior relationships. It is shared with the parents in a face-to-face conference and outlined in a detailed report of the child’s history, observation of behavior, and norm-based test performance. It also contains a diagnostic formulation and detailed recommendations. A copy of the report is provided to the parents and referring physician. The evaluation takes between 16-20 hours to complete.

Performance on a variety of psychological tests used to sample the following domains:

Overall cognitive capacity

Language

Visuospatial skills

Verbal and non-verbal learning and memory

Social perception and perspective taking

Executive functions

Sensorimotor functioning

Academic achievement

Depending on the referral questions and the age of the child, the test battery will be drawn from the following materials. Specific tests are identified in the individual report.

Differential Ability Scales, Second Edition (DAS II)

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence, Third Edition

Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children – Fourth Edition (WISC-IV)

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)

Wide Range Assessment of Learning and Memory Second Edition

Test of Memory and Learning, Second Edition (TOMAL2)

Test of Variables of Attention (T. O. V. A.)

California Verbal Learning Test-Children’s Version (CVLT-C)

Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (DSS ROCF)

NEPSY II- A Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment

Delis-Kaplan Executive Functions System (D-KEFS)

Children’s Category Test Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)

Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Third Edition (WIAT III)

Billing Information

A neuropsychological evaluation is a neurodiagnostic process and billed under medical diagnoses and codes. The entire service is billed under CPT code 96118; “Neuropsychological testing by doctoral level professional.”

Each neuropsychological evaluation is conducted entirely by our neuropsychologists. It includes an interview with the parents, a review of relevant records, and completion of behavioral questionnaires by parents and teachers.